Word: shane
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...financial cost of the Iraq war is driving the U.S. ever further into debt. The war looks as if it can't be won. The only course is to get out. If you can't finance a war, then you shouldn't be fighting one. Marvin Shane Winnipeg, Canada...
...financial cost of the Iraq war is driving the U.S. ever further into debt. The war looks as if it can't be won. The only course is to get out. If you can't finance a war, then you shouldn't be fighting one. Marvin Shane Winnipeg, Canada...
...MARVIN SHANE...
...Harvey Pekar's The Quitter and Shane White's North Country both tell powerful coming-of-age stories from completely different places and times. In spite of that, their similarities make for striking comparison reading. While either would make a fine addition to this growing sub-genre, to have both in one month feels almost gluttonous...
...excels at school. Also like Pekar, at a crucial point a third person takes an interest in his special talents. For Pekar it was a New York jazz critic. For White, a woman at school encourages his talent at drawing, giving him a sense of purpose. Eventually, as Shane begins to be more independent, his fear of his terrifying father collapses. Though the ending doesn't provide us with the desperately desired confrontation scene, and wraps a little too quickly, a vague note of forgiveness, but not forgetfulness can be found...